Re: Why I do not support GNU

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From: David C Lawrence
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:32

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In <132@euteal.ele.tue.nl> plato@ele.tue.nl (plato) writes:
plato> Many more people (including me) would use the gnu stuff it it
plato> was supported by their computer company. Unfortunately, since
plato> some wierd person has invented the copyleft, no firm supplies
plato> the gnu software.

This is not true; NeXT, for example, does ship GNU software with its
machines.  At least one other company does too but since I can't
remember the name I won't take a guess at it now.

Dave
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From: tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)
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Subject: Re: Why I do not support GNU
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Date: 23 Oct 89 00:32:49 GMT
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